How To Recruit The Best Candidates During A Labour Shortage

bmadmin • October 26, 2022

Are you looking to hire? The tight labour market demands that companies adopt a fast-moving recruiting strategy that recognises that engagement starts well before the interview process or the start date. The following key strategies will help you recruit the best candidates and ensure your organisation stays ahead of the competition.

“Sell” the opportunity to potential candidates

Put yourself in the candidates’ shoes, they have plenty of opportunities to choose from, why should they choose yours?

Highlight career development opportunities and employee testimonials with your candidates. Devise a few selling points as to why a prospective employee should consider your company.

As an employer, ask yourself:

What is my company’s value proposition?
What qualities make my company unique and an employer of choice?
Has my organisation won any awards?
Does my business have a favourable workplace culture? Use your company’s website and social media accounts to promote your organisation’s mission, vision, values and culture.

Maximise your talent pool

Your ideal candidate may well be in the pile of CVs on your desk but with a limited number of active applicants, you need to look at ways of encouraging other contenders.

Strategies for maximising your talent pool include:

Reach out to existing employees – internal talent development helps boost morale within an organisation.
Previous applicants – don’t discard those candidate records just yet. Your ideal candidate may have applied to a position you advertised previously.
Social media platforms can be an excellent way to promote your job vacancy. With Adelaide’s two degrees of separation, platforms such as LinkedIn can be a handy tool in finding the best candidates.
Utilise your employees’ own networks – asking current employees if they know anyone with the required skills could help you find the perfect candidate.
Use a local staffing agency. A recruitment agency with a strong South Australian focus who understands the local landscape. Make sure the agency you choose is results-driven with many favourable testimonials.

Move quickly and communicate effectively

Communication is key during the recruitment process and there’s no time to waste in a tight labour market. Respond to applicants immediately after they apply. Gone are the days where you posted a job ad with a closing date in two weeks and sat back and waited for the applications to roll in. Taking this approach will only see you lose candidates as they’re snapped up by faster moving companies.

Stay in recruitment mode – even in a strong labour market

Even if you are not actively seeking employees, we recommend treating recruitment as an ongoing process. Employers can do this through active talent spotting and building relationships with potential candidates so when the time comes to appoint someone new to the team, you already have a shortlist of candidates in mind.

Attract the best candidates with Mansfield and Co Recruitment

When you’re looking to hire the best candidates in Adelaide, it pays to have the best recruitment team behind you. A tight labour market demands that businesses adopt a recruiting strategy that recognises that engagement starts well before the interview process or the start date. At Mansfield and Co Recruitment, our award-winning recruitment team will help you attract, acquire and retain talent and ensure your organisation stays ahead of the competition. Are you looking to hire? Go to our website to find out the roles we specialise in. To book an in-person coffee meeting with Mansfield and Co Director Melanie Mansfield , click here. If you have a question for Melanie and her team , phone 08 8463 1198 or mailto:mel@mansfieldandco.com.au

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How To Recruit The Best Candidates During A Labour Shortage

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